[Satellite TODAY 06-01-10] SES Astra has entered into a partnership with Italian public broadcaster RAI to bring more content to its 3-D demo channel, the satellite operator announced May 27.
    RAI will bring content to the demo channel for free-to-air broadcast from Astra’s 23.5 degrees East orbital position.
    “We are very pleased to have entered into this cooperation with RAI which significantly enhances the variety of 3-D programming offered via our demo channel. Following the first 3-D television sets now available in the market, we are confident that our 3-D demo channel will significantly help retailers, installers, the manufacturing industry and our customers to promote 3-D television and bring this exciting new technology to the end-consumers,” SES Astra Vice President and Managing Director Markus Fritz said in a statement.

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